1. OBJECTIVES 1.Relative clauses 2.Listening practice 3.Oral presentation a news report (sport, environment, education etc.) two minutes speaking about one topic. ( December the 6 th ) 1 picture in PowerPoint.

4. -“Peter is the student” + “He comes from Glasgow”: “Peter is the student WHO comes from Glasgow ”. -“The books are on the table” + “They are mine”: “The books WHICH are on the table are mine”.

5. A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl?

6. >> It would be easier with a relative clause: you put both pieces of information into one sentence. Start with the most important thing Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom ?

7. 1. Subject and Object Relative clauses give extra information about a noun in the main clause. They can refer to this as subject or object. “That’s the woman who bought my car” “That’s the flat that I was looking for” 2. Combining sentences Note how sentences are combined. Subject : “This is Sofia. She bought my car” “ Sofia is the person who bought my car” Object : “That is the flat. I was looking for it” “ That is the flat that I was looking for” RELATIVE CLAUSES

8. 1. Defining Clauses Defining clauses tell us which person or thing, or which kind of person or thing, is meant. “ Paris is the city that I’ve always wanted to visit” 2. Non-Defining Clauses Non-defining clauses add extra information, separated by commas in writing, and intonation in speaking. “ Tom’s mother, who is 78, goes swimming every day”

9. Relative pronouns WHO WHICH WHOSE THAT WHO WHICH WHOSE THAT

10. WHO For people I told you about the woman who lives next door.

11. WHICH For animals and things Example: Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof?

12. WHOSE possession (Replaces his, her, its … possessive adjectives) for people animals and things Example: Do you know the girl + her mother is a nurse Do you know the girl whose mother is a nurse?

13. THAT For people, animals and things in defining relative clause Example: I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.

14. Relative Pronouns and Adjectives: Review Quiz #1 Relative pronouns - who, which, whose Relative pronouns - who, which, whose

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